The Delta independent., 1887-05-31
COLORADO CONDENSED,
Berthoud is to have water works.
Longmont has cheese factory.

A number OF burg aries and hoid-ups
have occurred in Colorado Springs recently.
A new town called Kenesaw has been
laid out thirty miles northwest Of Sterling.
Colonel Henry Logan will deliver
the Memorial Day ADDRESS at Georgetown.
The State school fond has been Il
great gamer by the recent rise In real
estate.
Silverton has two ball clubs the
names of which are the Daisies" and the
"Lah Labs"
Greeley has been boycotted by the
tramps. because there they are forced to
work on the streets.
The road between Canon City and
salida is to be Strengthened preparatory to
the laying OF third rail.
The trouble between the brick-yard
proprietors Of Denver and their employees
has been amicably settled.
Three workmcn were horribly mutt
lated by an explosion in a charcoal kiln
near Malta a few days ago.
school house are under contract to be built
within thirty days at Yuma.
The Jockey Club races opened at
Denver Tuesday with large attendance
and great many good horses.
A dispatch from Trinidad says that
the Rock Island road has secured 1900
acres OF coal lands near that city.
Another drenching rain has fallen
In the eastern part of the State which will
carry the crops along for several weeks.
There are said to be 800 prairie
schooners west Of Garden City, Kansas, all
bound for Southern AMI Western Colorado.
About sixteen hundred signatures
were obtained TO the temperance pledge
during the recent Booth meetings In Den
yer.
The Rio Grandc road has purchased
liallam lakes, near Aspen, and will beaut!.
fy them and make popular resort at tina,
place.
A number Of extensive washouts on
the Atchlson, Topeka * Santa Fe railroad
In the southern part OF the State have great
Iy delayed travel.
DIR. Clarke. the Denver physician
who Is alleged TO have committed the abor-
ton which led to the death OF Minnie Davy,
has been found guilty.
The Hagerman tunnel will be CON-
pleted June 10Th and trains will be running
into Gienwood and Aspen over the Midland
some time in September.
The Fort Collins Red Stone company
received on Saturday orders from firm in
Kansas City for eighty carloads from their
famous auarrics near la Porte.
The new fish law forbids the catch
Inv OF trout for sale. You can catch all
you want to eat df you know how but iish.
Ing for market is prohibited.
The sidc-liners of Aspen are feeling
,ubiiant on account of n victory in the
courts over the apex theory In the case of
the Ruby VS.. the Percy mine.
The Adjutant- Generals office has re-
eeived an acceptance OF the challenge Of the
Alamosa company to shoot a rifle match for
the State from Company d, Gilpin guards,
Fifth Infaptry.
II Is reported that tho b. & NJ. rail-
road Is making ready to build a threc-story
block OF stone and marble ut Glenwood
Springs to be used as Offices for its marble
and stone auarries.
j. W. South, a $40. 900 stallion own
cd I'M Burlington, Iowa, died In Denver a
few days ago under suspicious circum-
stances. 1t Is thought by many that he
was "dopcd" TO death at the race track.
Orman & Crookc have obtained tho
contract to build the Denver 4 Rio Grande
branch from Montrose to Ouray, thirty
miles, and will commence work at once. II
Ia hoped to have trains running into Ouray
by the first of September.
Lamar celebrated Its first birthday
last Tuesday. May a4th one year ago there
was no town, not even a side track, on the
present site Of Lamar. Now II has 200 in
habltants, and the receipts OF the freight
0illcc amount to over tI 900 a day.
The proprictors Of all tho Denver
brick yards have closed their works In or
der to forestall strike. A union moulder
had been discharged from one Of the yards
and the union demanded his re.instate-
n,cnt This the proprietors refused TO do
During heavy thunder storm tho
house Of John Clark, near Sterling, was
struck by lightning and Mr.. Clark. who
was sitting near the door, had one side Of
bis face and body severely burned. He lay
unconscious for about two hours.
Mr.. John Thompson, an old.time
resident. and who owns vast area of land
In the Vicinity Of Buena Vista, Is excavat.
ing aud erecting magnificent reservoir,
with view to building large f,shponds, on
which will be placed sail boats and skiffs
for the use Of plcasure'seekers.
tbs rumored that the Midland folks
are contemplating building road to the
summit Of Pixies Peak. II they do It will
commence At Manitou Park several miles
beyond Manitou proper, Thus advantage
could be taken OF the elevation already
gained, and besides this advantage, there
- spur.of the mountain juttlng out to-
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